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WATCH: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the Supreme Court

ABC News aired a special report for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Ginsburg died Friday. She was 87.

Watch Ginsburg lie in repose at the Supreme Court below.

She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and would be just the second woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court, following Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served from 1981 until 2006.

Ginsburg was a strong advocate for women’s rights as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union during the 1970s, NPR reported. She served 27 years on the nation’s highest court, becoming its most prominent member.

Doctors discovered lesions on Ginsburg’s liver in May. She had surgery for lung cancer and radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer. She had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2009 and was treated for colon cancer in 1999, the Times reported.

Read: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87

Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.